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Here, we unveil the captivating story of Helga, the German fire engine turned campervan sensation that's about to take the van life world by storm with peer-to-peer rental platform Camplify.

An Oxford man has spent £50,000 creating a unique campervan. Daniel North has turned a German fire engine into a campervan, which he has named Helga. Mr North said: "I've always wanted an ...

With roaring engines and blaring distress signals ... but our fire alarm went off and we had to call the German fire department to come. They were here very quick and were helpful.

"Windkessel" is German for "wind chamber," but the human ... a piston-driven water pump to smooth the outflow of water in fire engines like those designed by Newsham, per Lemon and Newsham.